"What do you mean I was gifted to you?"
"It is not good to eavesdrop but you heard it right. You are a gift that was forcefully imposed on me."
"Y-You... are.... lying..."
"Am I? You know what? Gift is a very fancy term for you. 'Trash' suits you be...
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Yuvaan's POV
"How is that not important, young man?" His sharp tone cut me off.
I think today, I will go to jail for murdering my client.
I fisted my hands on the table, and his eyes landed on them. I took a deep breath and unclenched my fists. He fixed his cold stare on me, his light grey eyes studying my face intently.
"I know this deal is important for you, Mr. Yuvaan, but nothing is more important than our families. I am impressed by your work and professionalism, but I would like to meet your wife first," he said as a matter of fact.
"I wasn't informed about a family meeting, Sir," I snapped back, and Heena facepalmed herself.
Why was this old hat so interested in my personal life?Andwhat about Reyna? Does he even know who she is?
Instead of getting angry at my rude reaction, Mr. Rickard let out a deep chuckle, and Heena made a weird face at him. I knew I also shared the same expression as her. The other two men who had accompanied him, joined him and they had a good laugh marathon.
"Youth, I tell you. I will sign the deal, I see no problem in it, or any reason to refuse. But, I won't do it unless you bring your spouse along with you next time," he said cheekily.
He was getting on my nerves now.
"Relax, kid. I am only talking about your own sake. Though this is our first official meeting, I have seen your work, and I won't deny that you have the potential to get on the top. And by top, I mean the top. You get me? But in the pursuit of your material goals, don't forget about your personal happiness and health.
"I know we businessmen spend all day hogging and running behind money, but still put a lot of value in each others' families. Let me tell you why. It is because it helps people to put trust in a committed man easily than a bachelor. Since in the end, it is all about credence, and though the products and services we buy are lifeless, the memories and emotions attached to them are not.
"So, if you want to become the best in this field, keep your loved ones close, because you can never predict when your own employees or business partners might backstab you and throw you back at the starting point. Having at least one person to rely on is better than to have none."
What the hell was he talking about?
"Looks like you are confused, my boy. It is okay. I was also the same. I am telling you all this beacuse I don't want you to commit the same mistakes everyone else ends up doing, myself included. And I have learned it the hard way," he explained, his eyes though focused on my face were actually looking through me.
"I will try to keep my wife with me next time," I tried to reason and put an end to this useless talk.
Mr. Rickard shifted his focus back on me and gave me a knowing smile. "There is no such thing as 'try' in relationships, Yuvaan. It is either a 'Yes', or 'No'. Either you work hard wholeheartedly to maintain what you have, or lose everything."
